Shloka 40
Rukmāṅgada–Vāmadeva Saṃvāda: Ahimsa, Hunting, and the Fruit of Dvādaśī-Bhakti
यथा जारे पतिं त्यक्त्वा रता स्त्री स तथा नृपः । एवं व्यतिक्रमस्तस्य नृपतेर्भवति ध्रुवम् ॥ ४० ॥
yathā jāre patiṃ tyaktvā ratā strī sa tathā nṛpaḥ | evaṃ vyatikramastasya nṛpaterbhavati dhruvam || 40 ||
جس طرح کوئی عورت شوہر کو چھوڑ کر یار میں مبتلا ہو جاتی ہے، اسی طرح راجا بھی (اپنا فرض چھوڑ دے تو) بھٹک جاتا ہے۔ ایسے نرپتی کے لیے دھرم کی خلاف ورزی یقینی ہو جاتی ہے۔
Narada (instructional voice within the Narada Purana’s dharma-nīti discourse)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"raudra","secondary_rasa":"bhayanaka","emotional_journey":"A morally charged simile (adultery) provokes disgust/fear, concluding with certainty of inevitable transgression for the duty-abandoning king."}
FAQs
It warns that abandoning one’s svadharma (rightful duty) creates an inevitable fall into vyatikrama—moral and spiritual disorder—especially for leaders whose choices shape society.
By implication, bhakti is sustained by fidelity to dharma: when one “abandons the rightful lord” (duty and divine order) for lower attachments, devotion weakens and adharma becomes certain.
Not a direct Vedanga teaching; it is nīti-śāstra style dharma instruction—emphasizing rule-based conduct (ācāra) and the consequences of violating prescribed duty.